VaM 1.20.1 Beta Released: Hub Integration
Added 2020-10-31 20:19:48 +0000 UTCThe focus of this release is the VaM Hub integration to make it easier to find, get, and use content from the amazing community creators! Thank you to all the community creators who have contributed to the Hub's success. We think this built-in integration of the Hub will bring this success to the next level.
Please note this is a beta release, and to get it you must click the beta opt-in checkbox at the bottom of the VaM Updater. This release does not require new keys. It uses the existing 1.20 keys already published.
If you already have VaM and wish to try out this beta, simply launch VaM_Updater.exe, click the beta opt-in, and click to update. If you don't yet have VaM and wish to try out the beta, see the download post here:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/downloading-and-32794384
Previously reported bugs on the Hub and on Discord will still be looked at as part of another round of patches next week. We plan to take feedback and bug reports from this beta, and create patches to address those reports, but also revisit older reports to improve overall quality before moving on to VaM2 work as mentioned in our previous post.
Release Notes:
Features:
- Hub: Hub integration - browse hub and get content directly in VaM in easy-to-use interface
- Hub: VAR missing dependency download system - can find and download missing var files
- Load Times: New VAR caching system and other improvements for 5-10X load time improvement for Person atom when using lots of VAR packages with custom morphs or custom clothing/hair items
- Web Browse: Added Mouse 3 and 4 button support for web browsers to control back/forward like regular browsers do
- Web Browse: Web browsers now store profile (in BrowserProfile dir in VaM install) to allow persistent sessions (Hub login, etc.) - can be turned off in user preferences
- Package Manager: Added missing dependencies section to show full list of what is missing.
- Package Manager: Added button to search for missing dependencies on Hub
- Package Manager: Added button to search for currently selected package on Hub
- Package Manager: Added button to select package for currently open scene if it is exists
- File Browse: Added new file sort options: New To Old Package and Old To New Package - allows sorting by package modification (download) date, instead of by internal file dates, which allows showing newly downloaded content first (or last)
Content:
- Two additional futa skins: Futa Simone and Futa Lexi
Tweaks:
- Presets: includeOptional, includeOptional2, includeAppearance, includePose params are now all triggerable (request from user)
- Package Manager: Packages with missing references are now highlighted in red in the package list
- Web browsers status bar better shows when var package has been downloaded and is ready
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed Lorraine skin to work correctly with auto-genital texture creation
- Fixed issue the Lorraine genital material using incorrect normal texture
- Fixed issue with VAR zip messing up extended characters. Now use the unicode option that comes with the zip system.
- Fixed issue with Futa Maria skin textures on merge load or other types of reset
- Fixed some texture issues with some of the futa skins
- Fix for UI corruption when message or error log had too much in it (>65000 vertex mesh)
Comments
@Vito Benga I'm seeing the same thing. I may be wrong but Quest 2 is not actually supported in VR. As suggested, you can use Oculus Link to your desktop with your headset but you can't control VAM like you see in the tutorials. I see the Y button and the triggers work but you can't get the hands to come up as you are really only looking at your desktop through your headset and not interfacing in VR. Maybe it works through SteamVR but VAM is already choking my system down so I can't run SteamVR on top of VAM. I will have a new system soon and will test that out and get back to people with my findings.
CJAY SEVEN
2021-03-04 15:10:51 +0000 UTCHello. Just installed it but as soon as I am in the main screen I can do nothing. the only button that works is teh "y" on the controller. It brings up the menu but then i can't selct anything or interact with the menu. No other button on the controllers does anything. I've got oculux quest 2.
Vito Benga
2021-01-25 15:30:01 +0000 UTCResolved, It was a height setting.
William Wilson
2020-11-16 02:34:18 +0000 UTCHello may i ask, my Right Thumb stick is no longer moving the camera Up/Down in VR mode. I'm worried i deleted a configure file any help would be appreciated. (This is not because of the update it was working fine before I installed some scenes)
William Wilson
2020-11-16 01:17:53 +0000 UTCI have a feeling you installed VaM in a write-protected directory or the preferences file cannot be written to which causes the change to not take effect. If it isn't that, I suggest running VaM_Updater.exe, choose Options, and choose Repair Core.
Meshed VR
2020-11-14 00:19:18 +0000 UTCWhat i mean to say is that weather it be the render quality or the shader quality or the light pixel count or MSAA none of the settings change when i change them. None of the settings change when I change them. If i click on Ultra low all the way up to max settings they switch nothing no change is made to the quality.
Damien
2020-11-14 00:16:04 +0000 UTCI'm not sure what you mean by this. Some of the graphics quality preferences don't make a large difference in how things look except in specific situations.
Meshed VR
2020-11-13 14:32:51 +0000 UTCYou can always try to run VaM_Updater.exe, click Options, and choose Repair Core. This will detect and fix any issues with files. You can also try using Reset Preferences or use the desktop mode to fix settings if the UI overlay setting is turned off and you are not able to interact with the UI for some reason.
Meshed VR
2020-11-13 14:31:58 +0000 UTCI upgraded, but now the UI is behind characters on desktop, and when I try to click the option to have it in front, it doesn't work. I've tried everything and can't seem to fix it, making the program basically impossible to use. Edit: Had to totally re-install and copy all my files over, which was a real pain. Now it seems to be working. This has happened once before, where the update didn't work properly.
No Thanks
2020-11-13 06:27:17 +0000 UTCNone of the graphics options working for me. any ideas?
Damien
2020-11-10 08:38:26 +0000 UTCGreat Work 2.0 sounds awesome plus my HP Revirb G2 is coming in the next week or so cant wait been checking things out stuck on a 2d flat panel.
Mitchell Bush
2020-11-07 20:49:10 +0000 UTCbest game ever !
tom
2020-11-06 00:33:45 +0000 UTCYeah now it works :)
Chris
2020-11-05 22:05:41 +0000 UTCThe issue was the Hub was actually down. An auto-update of the database system broken the site. It is now fixed and working again.
Meshed VR
2020-11-04 23:57:26 +0000 UTCScenes should show up in the scene browser. Other content, like hair/clothing will appear as new items you can use on the Person.
Meshed VR
2020-11-04 23:41:25 +0000 UTCAll files or just specific resources? If just specific resources you could send me a link to which Hub resource is giving you trouble I can take a look. If it is all resources it sounds like your computer might be preventing the save of the files locally (perhaps antivirus software?).
Meshed VR
2020-11-04 23:41:00 +0000 UTCWhere do I find the assets in the editor once I downloaded them?
Ceepert
2020-11-04 23:18:44 +0000 UTCwhen i download content over the hub the files are 0KB and VaM is telling me something is wrong with the meta data any help?
Chris
2020-11-04 22:25:06 +0000 UTCIt just works! Reeeeally impressed! Great Job!
Michael Strickmann
2020-11-02 19:44:51 +0000 UTCWhen saving looks from vacs, the look can't find its morph on a load of the look. Vars to looks work fine.
Joe Stevens
2020-11-01 22:07:18 +0000 UTCGreat Job. Automatic Download of Dependencies is a big step forward.
Mirko James
2020-11-01 16:55:49 +0000 UTCGood job guys, but maybe one suggestion: Saw that there is a filter "Hosted Option" which has "Hub and Dependencies" selected as default. Maybe it would be a good idea to change the default to "All", since many user probably won't even see this selector or know the difference and thus not see a lot of content. I guess in the future many will not use the Hub in a browser anymore but rather from within the game, which would cause many creators to be "non-existent" for unaware users...
2020-11-01 12:36:50 +0000 UTCGroßartig, tolle Arbeit geleistet!
Micha
2020-11-01 09:45:59 +0000 UTCGreat!#
Coingrave
2020-11-01 09:25:16 +0000 UTCi cant tell you how long i have waited for such a outstanding program.
dlPureKnight
2020-11-01 09:13:32 +0000 UTCGreat work Team!!
dlPureKnight
2020-11-01 09:09:38 +0000 UTCGreat job!
2020-11-01 05:10:40 +0000 UTCany one having issues on beta download
Patrick Edgar jr
2020-11-01 04:25:26 +0000 UTCThis is great!
tommylin
2020-11-01 00:21:44 +0000 UTCThis is probably second on my list of wanted features. Splurging on free stuff will be much easier now, thank you!!!
Riverface
2020-10-31 21:07:03 +0000 UTCsuper
nonaak
2020-10-31 20:51:08 +0000 UTCAwesome :)! I love VaM, thank you for all the updates. After trying this, just wow.... it's so easy now to download and install the mods, this is sooooo good :D!
Gattsu
2020-10-31 20:35:45 +0000 UTC
